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The development of transportation infrastructure served as a linchpin of rapid economic growth in the Republic of Korea.
Regional cooperation can support a well-functioning enabling environment and fast-track the growth of the digital economy.
Safer infrastructure and robust post-crash care can save lives, prevent long-term disabilities, and support recovery.
A hackathon in Nepal nurtured innovative tech solutions to improve sanitation practices in the country.
Social protection spending and coverage are increasing, yet some countries continue to favor the nonpoor over the poor, and men over women.
Among the remedial measures are boosting revenue generation, striving for expenditure efficiency, and unburdening liabilities.
The region needs integrated and holistic policies to push an ambitious agenda that requires capital, innovation, and new business models and mindsets.
The Republic of Korea has been a leader in training government officials to be catalysts of economic development.
In Kazakhstan, infection among workers at a road upgrading project was avoided because good occupational safety and health measures were in place.
A study of nighttime luminosity in Sri Lanka shows an uptake of local economic activities in areas connected by a large-scale road project.